Poetry. Neilsen Glenn's new collection confronts the deaths of dear friends and family members, returns to her prairie childhood and youth, and engages hard, hard questions of mortality, and of existence in a world fraught with suffering and violence (both global and domestic). Central is the poetic sequence "A Song for Simone"--a conversation between the poet and French mystical philosopher Simone Weil. Here is poetry reaching out to embrace a manner of being in the world that at once moves beyond the world and engages it fully. LOST GOSPELS confirms Neilsen Glenn as a poet of maturity, depth and power.

Author City: Halifax, NS CAN

Originally from Western Canada, Lorri Neilsen Glenn now lives in Halifax and spends her summers in Saskatchewan. The author of many academic books and three books of poetry--All the Perfect Disguises (Broken Jaw Press, 2003), COMBUSTION (Brick Books, 2007), and LOST GOSPELS (Brick Books, 2010)--she served as Poet Laureate for Halifax from 2005-2009.

Reviews and Other Links
Bill Robertson in the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
Melanie Kindrachuk in the Indextrious Reader